Quote Originally Posted by Satrana View Post

We are born with some hard wired knowledge necessary or valuable for our survival. Babies know to suck when something is placed in their mouths, they know to hold their breath when under water. We also have behaviors like the fight or flight response when adrenaline is immediately released into our bloodstreams when danger is detected. There is nothing about crossdressing that is about survival or provides an advantage in the natural surroundings that we are designed for.
What about the evidence for a myriad of gene-behaviour connections then?

The hormone wash theory is stupid from the start. Our brains grow continuously not just for the 9 months in the womb but also for the first year outside the womb. The only way to get a female brain is to be constantly bathed in female hormones for the 21 months it takes for a complete brain to develop. And even then this is immaterial as our brains are constantly renewing themselves as cells die and are replaced throughout our lives and this process is subjected to the hormones in our bodies i.e. testosterone.
But the brain, like the rest of the body goes through stages of growth and development, it's not a steady-state but one of bursts. And there is only so much regrowth. Only some who suffer substantial brain damage are lucky enough to have their brains rewire around the damagedd sections so that other brain parts can take over the role of the dmaged areas.

The 'plastic brain' only strecthes and chages so far!

What about the data and studies documented on Zoe Brain's blog?